Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-02
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

Section. 1. Every person who has
heretofore planted or put, or who may
hereafter plant or put any fish into
any stream, pond or lake or other body
Of water in this State which said water
was not at the time of such planting or
putting inhabited by any edible fish,
shall be considered and is hereby
declared to be the owner Of such fish
and, OF all the fish propagilted or raised
from the fish so planted or put into
the water as aforesaid.
T'8ec, Q. II shall be unlawful for any
person to catch or take any of the fish
IN this Act referred to, or to have any
Of the same in his possession except by
and with The consent of the owner
thereof, and every person who shall
take, catch or have in his possession
any Of the fish aforesaid, shall be
deemed guilty of II misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall bu fined
In any sum not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment in the
COUNTY jail for any term not more than
two months. 6 ~
Under its provisions i would seem
~ though endless trouble might arise.
A bill has been introduced to abolish
the Office Of Road Supervisor, at the
expiration of the terms of the present
incumbents, rl' -
Senator Maute has charge Of a bill
repeating the present convict labor
law. 1t is altogether proper that this
bill should pass,
Il The manner of submitting amend,
ments to the people is provided for by
bill introduced by Mr.. Williams.
II simply fixes the next general elee-
ton as the time for voting on amend
ments, which have gone through the
forms prescribed by the Constitution.
The following is an Act amending
the Mining Record law
Section one of said Act ia hereby
amended to read asNfelows:
Each and every Mining Recorder of
the several mining districts of the
State to require persons locating and
recording mining claims to make
duplicate cbpy of.each and every min
Ing notice, which copy the said Min.
ing Reco rider shall carefully compare
with the original, and mark "dupli-
cate" on Its face or margin, and he
shall deposit with or transmit the same
quarterly to. the County Recorders of
The respective counties in WHICH said
District may lie located; Provided, that
nothing in this Act shall be so con-
strued as to preaent any person in this
State from making mining location
and forwarding to the County Re.
corder q duplicate or copy of his
sotice of location, made and sub
scribed to, by two or more witnesses,
such duplicate copy having the same
force and effect as like copies from
District Recorders The County Re.
corder shall receive twenty-five cents
additional for the name of each wit
ness tached to such copy,
THIS bill should be carefully read
before il is passed, as it seems as
though 1t is intended to permit the re
cording of claims with County Re.
Gorders, without the Intervention orr
knowledge of the District Recorder.
Our local Recorders often save mine
owners much vexatious litigation, and
it Is doubtful if many miners IN this
State would like to see this bill pass.
A location could, under its provisions,
be made, and recorded with the
County Recorder, and the same
ground might be located by another
person, and recorded by the District
Recorder, on the same day.
Arbor day is fixed on the third Wed.
nesday, in March of each year, by a
hill which also makes that day holt
day IN the public schools. There will
be few to oppose this bill, as all now
know the value of trees and everybody
should be ready To assist in the proper
observance of our first arbor day, by
setting: out at least one tree.
A Bill introduced by Mr.. Powell
makes It misdemeanor to import or
drive into the State, or sell any animal
afflicted with infectious or contagious
disease, -" ~ ,fH F
va bill introduced by our member
Mr.. Albright, The fee system for wit.
nesses. in civil and criminal suits is
remodeled and greatly improved.
In relation to mortgages the follow
jHg bill explains itself.
Section /. All moneys at Interest in